Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Sorry it took so long to say Hi...I worked in South LA in the late 60's and met you several times. You were a great Motor Officer and I remember telling my graveyard partner that I wanted to ride like you when I got Motors....Some of the stories I heard were fuuny as heck...Well Roy I'm certain that you have watched over me all these years and every time I pass on the Yolo Causeway I see you and Mike's sign and remember the day of your terrible traffic stop. You are remembered and always will be. Semper Fi Brother and you and mike will live in our hearts forever....

State Traffic Officer #7185
California Highway Patrol

January 7, 2011

Rest easy Brother, we have the Watch...keep an eye on us from Heaven

Policeman
Phoenix PD, Brother in Blue

June 28, 2010

Roy you were my replacement by six weeks. I would have been with Officer Freemen that night. I think about you often, my God have a place for you and Freemen.

Officer Judd Strong
CHP Ret

March 17, 2010

Rest in Peace, Officer Blecher. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

October 22, 2009

Though I never knew him, he was part of my Law Enforcement family and I will mourn this deep loss the rest of my life. My heart aches with all the losses we have suffered, and continue to suffer, through the years. God is our only peace in such incidents & our only real comfort comes from Him. May His strength, comfort & peace continue to be the sustaining force in the lives of all who knew this beloved officer; and may it somehow help to know that, even after all these years, they do not grieve alone.

Vicki Hare, Telecommunicator
Salisbury NC PD

September 19, 2009

I drive across the bridge that was named after these two noble guys all the time. I had driven across it for years without thinking who they were. One day I decided to research these two officers and am glad I can put a face with a name. God Bless them. As a soldier I know how quickly a life can be taken. It pains me to see their pictures because they were only doing their jobs. Faithfully doing their jobs......

SGT Jeffrey Omps
US Army

April 6, 2009

I travel the Yolo causeway alot and I always remember you and Officer Freeman in a prayer as I pass. 30 years later people still remember your sacrifice.
God Bless both of you.

Mari Alvarez
Yolo County Sheriff Dept-Retired

November 8, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

vandenberghe
manchester, nh

December 21, 2007

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

August 16, 2007

I travel I-80 often and I never forget to give you and Bill a big salute ..You paid the ultimate sacrifice in fighting the good fight..You are a hero and will never be forgotten.. Rest Easy Highwayman

DB
Ca Hwy Patrol Ret.

December 22, 2005

Roy, it was a pleasure working motors with you at WLA. Roy, my friend, you will be with us forever, in our memories of one of the finest CHP officers that ever walked through the doors of the WAL Office.May you res in peace. Your friend, John

Officer John Duster
Former CHP, WLA

November 29, 2005

On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies....

Rest in peace, hero.

December 22, 2004

You are not forgotten. Nor is the service you gave to us all. God Bless you and keep you.

Sgt. A. Whitney
Yuma County Sheriff's Office, Yuma, AZ

No officer that gave his life should be without reflection……

“For those who pledge to uphold it, Freedom requires a sacrifice the protected will never know”

I honor you Officer Roy P. Blecher